Hi, I have difficulty in understanding parts of speech in the below sentence.can you please explain the usage of past particle (made) after gerand (having) in the below sentence.
"He is proud of having made an important contribution to company" , he stated.
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It is a gerund of the perfect aspect of the verb 'make'-- in other words, 'having made' is the gerund.
— Mister Micawber
It is a gerund of the perfect aspect of the verb 'make'-- in other words, 'having made' is the gerund.
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